Meeting
Abstract Number: 487
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Introduction:Odynophagia can occur from a variety of conditions, most commonly from pharyngitis or esophagitis. Retropharyngeal or deep neck space infections need to be considered when odynophagia is accompanied with decreased ability to move the neck, fevers, and/or elevated white blood cell counts. Here, we present a case of an uncommon condition mimicking a […]
Abstract Number: 656
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman presented with 7 days of progressively worsening posterior neck pain, a low grade fever, odynophagia and hoarseness of her voice. Her past medical history includes diabetes mellitus, hypertension and osteoarthritis. A day after onset of the pain, she went to her primary care physician’s office for evaluation. A throat culture […]